Tag Archives: conservation

More than the humble yabbie: conserving Australia’s freshwater crayfish

Posted on September 16, 2015 by

Australia has nearly a quarter of the world’s 600 freshwater crayfish species, but we lag far behind in conserving them (and other invertebrates). Over at Decision Point, Qaecologist Lucie Bland shines a bright light on these fascinating yet neglected species, and discusses … Continue reading →

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Qaeco Highlights from #ICCB2015 — the International Congress for Conservation Biology

Posted on September 10, 2015 by

It’s Spring in sunny Melbourne, and many Qaecologists are returning from what’s becoming an annual migration north to Montpellier, in France. This year, #ICCB2015 – the 27th International Congress for Conservation Biology and 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology; in … Continue reading →

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Victorian National Parks Association interviews Libby Rumpf

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

As part of the National Science Week 2015, the Victorian National Parks Association is celebrating Victorian scientists who are dedicated in understanding natural environments and finding solutions to conservation problems. Our very own Libby Rumpf is highlighted in an article by Tim Reynolds which can be found here. If you … Continue reading →

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QAECO’s favourite ecology and conservation papers of 2014

Posted on December 19, 2014 by

We asked everyone at QAECO to name their favourite ecology, conservation and decision science papers of 2014. The list shows our diverse interests including models and monitoring, fire and frogs, botany and biodiversity and invasions and indices. Here’s what we … Continue reading →

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Saving the most species at #uomOpenDay

Posted on August 17, 2014 by

How should you invest $20 million to save the most species from extinction? That was the challenge we put to visitors to The University of Melbourne Open Day. You can take the challenge too! It is a difficult problem; programs … Continue reading →

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Socially-acceptable conservation planning: how can we integrate biological and social values to improve conservation?

Posted on July 25, 2014 by

By Rachael Vorwerk, Amy Whitehead and Heini Kujala (This article was first published in the July 2014 issue of Decision Point, The Monthly Magazine of the Environmental Decisions Group) Understanding how society perceives and values different areas is important for … Continue reading →

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Halting the spread of cane toads

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

By Reid Tingley & Darren Southwell Cane toads are one of the worst invasive species in Australia. Introduced to Queensland in 1935 as a biological control agent, the toads have spread at a formidable pace across northern Australia, and have had … Continue reading →

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